Calling it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save “a great American city,” the former police superintendent told the Tribune he will run against Rahm Emanuel to fix an economy that fosters inequity, tamp down ever-rising taxes and reverse rampant gun violence.

Yes, there's innovation even in street sweepers

The street sweeper doesn't seem to have changed in ages. But look under the hood of the newest Elgin Sweeper models and you'll see something very different. Crain's The Innovators has the story.

Why Chicago doesn't need to emulate Silicon Valley

We already have an innovation ecosystem in Chicago, grounded in tenacity, perseverance, supporting one another, collaboration, and a willingness to invest for the longer term, writes Thomas Kuczmarski, co-founder of nonprofit Chicago Innovation, in this Crain's op-ed.

Now, Pritzker and Rauner begin a race expected to easily shatter Illinois campaign spending records and possibly make a run at the national mark, according to the Tribune, with both candidates entering a nearly eight-month general election campaign needing to unify their respective parties following bruising primary campaigns.

—Sun-Times: The Machine sputtered on Election Night, but it's still chugging along

Researchers concluded that factors such as lower fuel costs, increased teleworking, higher car ownership and the rise of alternatives such as Uber and Lyft are pulling people off trains and buses at record levels, the Washington Post reports, causing an increase in congestion and inefficiency.

—Crain's: What's making traffic worse in Chicago? Signs point to Uber, Lyft.

New renderings of River District development show up for Amazon's Chicago visit

Chicago is one of the most difficult places in the country to operate a food truck

Chicago ranks 13th in the U.S. for friendliness to food trucks and is the second-most expensive city in the nation for food truck fees, according to "Food Truck Nation," a comprehensive study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Chicago Reader has the story.

Loyola's leaders are working furiously, the Tribune writes, to parlay the crush of attention into sustained interest in one of the largest Jesuit universities in the country.